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Evolving Systems acquires Sixth Sense Media for mobile marketing move
Evolving Systems has acquired for cash privately held Sixth Sense Media (SSM), a provider of real-time analytics and marketing solutions to global wireless carriers. Evolving Systems will pay $10 million for Sixth Sense Media in two payments – approximately $9.75 million… (more…)
Vimpelcom makes beeline for Amdocs
VimpelCom, which trades under the Beeline brand and is one of the largest communications service providers (CSPs) in Russia, has successfully deployed an Amdocs customer management solution to improve call-centre agent efficiency across the country… (more…)
JDSU renamed Viavi as Lumentum spun off
Viavi Solutions, formerly JDSU, has completed the spinoff of its Communications and Commercial Optical Product business segment (“CCOP”) on 1 August 2015. With the spinoff complete, JDSU’s Network Enablement (NE), Service Enablement (SE) and Optical Security businesses have been renamed Viavi… (more…)
Orga Systems employees to be retained in €38m Redknee deal
With its planned acquisition of Orga Systems from the German equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for €38 million, Redknee will gain what its chief executive, Lucas Skoczkowski, describes as a “great customer base”. (more…)
European telecoms could realise €39bn by re-imagining the network
Challenged by anticpated growth in fixed, mobile and IoT traffic, European operators are devising new technology designs and standards, drawing inspiration from highly optimised technology and business design of their Cloud peers. (more…)
Amdocs acquires Comverse BSS assets for US$272m
The strategic acquisition of Comverse‘s business support system assets is designed to expand and diversify Amdocs‘ customer base, particularly in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Amdocs will maintain and support Comverse BSS customers. (more…)
Ericsson buys Sunrise to strengthen Chinese presence
Ericsson has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the telecom business of Sunrise Technology, a provider of IT services in the operations and business support systems (OSS/BSS) sectors. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. (more…)
Telekom Austria Group demonstrates fully-virtualised stack
Telekom Austria Group’s Serbian subsidiary, Vip mobile, has demonstrated a fully virtualised stack in a commercial network. The showcase demonstration included virtualised Evolved Packet Core (EPC) by Connectem … (more…)
Teradata acquires Appoxee to enhance integrated marketing offering
The addition of Appoxee to the Teradata Integrated Marketing Cloud is expected to complement Teradata’s strategy to provide industry-leading marketing solutions… (more…)
Location platform revenues will grow to € 470mn worldwide in 2020
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global market for mobile location platforms will show steady growth in the next few years. (more…)
